Okay, I have a concern with my silkie pullet. She's about 10 months old now and has been laying for about 3 months. She has started within the last two weeks of having really runny and stinky poop. I didn't think much of it at first and figured she needed some probiotics and I've been top dressing her feed with probiotics for about 2 weeks now off and on. So far, no change! Now her bottom is dirty because it's sticking to her. I'm at a loss. She used to lay an egg every other day to every 3 days, and now it seems like she's laying an egg every single day, too. She doesn't seem to be acting much different, except that she is trying to go broody every now and then. When I change her to different pens or move her, it seems to stop it for a few days, then she tries again. And through it all, this sudden change in consistency of her poop is persistant. Any guesses what is going on? She's not getting any more greens than usual-- just a handful of grass each day, BOSS, and her layer crumbles. Could I be feeding her too much BOSS?? (black oil sunflower seeds) She has really packed on some weight and is a LOT heavier now. In fact, I might call her fat. I've checked her over for mites, lice, and there are none. I recently dusted her not too long ago anyway. Please, any ideas would be appreciated.
